Sauvignon Blanc

Excellent with oysters, seafood, pasta carbonara, light curries, roast pork, and veal dishes.

Located in the Robertson Valley, vines are grown in limestone-rich soils with sandy gravel. The cooling southern breezes and controlled irrigation promote balanced ripening. Vines are 9-20 years old with a yield of 11 tons per hectare.

No oak; stainless steel tanks only.

Grapes are picked in the cool morning, de-stemmed, and left for 6-10 hours of skin contact. The wine is fermented in stainless steel under cold temperatures and kept on fine lees to enhance complexity.

The name De Wetshof has been synonymous with the production of fine wines in South Africa since the 1970’s. As the first registered wine estate in the Robertson Wine Valley De Wetshof has become known internationally as South Africa’s eminent Chardonnay House due to the pioneering role it played in introducing this noble Burgundian grape to the country. The De Wet family’s winemaking heritage can however be traced back to 1694 when the first De Wets arrived at the Cape and immediately made a mark on the South African wine industry. Today De Wetshof is one of the few third generation wine estates in South Africa. Here Danie de Wet proprietor and cellarmaster is assisted by sons Johann (viticulture and marketing) and Peter (winemaker).